For over 7,500,000 displaced Sri Lankans, schools are their new homes. And those who have lost their houses in this deluge, there is nowhere to go.

CGTN’s Ravidner Bawa reports.

Just like many others, Anuruddha Priyankara’s home got washed away with three members of his family while he was on duty. A soldier by profession he does not know how to cry.

With water’s receding, others are also making their way forward. Essential services are being restored but administration has still not reached some villages.

People are grappling with food and water shortage in the interiors. They line up and wait for hours to get a hot meal. Temporary solutions are just a baby step but the government has a mammoth task ahead.

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